
Fairtree invests $210 million in South Africa’s richest man Johann Rupert’s Remgro
This reinforces Fairtree’s commitment to investing in high-quality South African businesses while expanding its footprint in the country’s equity market.
This reinforces Fairtree’s commitment to investing in high-quality South African businesses while expanding its footprint in the country’s equity market.
South Africa’s richest man Johann Rupert boosts Remgro’s dividend by 10% despite a 20-percent earnings decline, emphasizing long-term value creation amid challenging market conditions.
Malherbe, Remgro’s non-executive co-deputy chairman, is one of Remgro’s largest individual shareholders with a holding of 1,178,995 ordinary shares.
The surge in Rupert’s fortune not only cements his position as one of Africa’s richest billionaires but also propels him to the top of South Africa’s wealth hierarchy.
Beyond his executive and governance roles, Malherbe also owns a total equity stake of 1,178,995 ordinary shares in Remgro.
Malherbe’s role as a non-executive co-deputy chairman of Remgro has positioned him as one of the company’s top individual shareholders.
Malherbe owns a beneficial 0.21-percent stake in the investment holding, or 1,178,995 ordinary shares.
Rupert, Africa’s wealthiest individual, holds a 6.87-percent stake in Remgro, valued at more than $357.2 million.
With an impressive global ranking of 145 among the world’s wealthiest people, Rupert has constructed a diverse investment portfolio.
Rupert’s net worth has risen from $8.5 billion on Nov. 3 to $10.8 billion at the time of writing.
Grindrod is a freight logistics and shipping services company owned in part by Remgro.
Malherbe owns a beneficial 0.21-percent stake in the investment holding.
Remgro has also completed the sale of a 30-percent stake in South Africa’s largest wine and spirits producer, Distell Group.
Rupert’s investment firm, Remgro, owns 44.6 percent of Mediclinic, South Africa’s largest hospital operator.
Similarly, Remgro’s 44.6-percent stake in Mediclinc has increased in value by $281.5 million.